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The username is now @esbarrison-author! Make sure to follow me there.

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Hey everyone,

I’m going to be consolidating this page and my original writeblr over the next month.

If you want to stay up-to-date, please follow my original account @elaynab-writing.

My username will change at the end of the month as well, and this page will remain active for a time until I can get everything ported over.

I’m trying to get my blog running in a way that makes me happy, which will also lead to me posting more about my WIPs.

So yeah, just wanted to give a heads up!

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esbarrison-writing · 5 years ago

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Hey everyone,

I’m going to be consolidating this page and my original writeblr over the next month.

If you want to stay up-to-date, please follow my original account @elaynab-writing.

My username will change at the end of the month as well, and this page will remain active for a time until I can get everything ported over.

I’m trying to get my blog running in a way that makes me happy, which will also lead to me posting more about my WIPs.

So yeah, just wanted to give a heads up!

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Aesthetic - Brent & Bria (The Life & Death Cycle) ⁠

"My one constant." ⁠

Brent and Bria: They've been in love for years, but due to societal circumstances, their kisses belonged in secret hideaways and sideways glances. But they've always stuck together, through thick and thin, constantly there. Constantly building each other up.⁠ ⁠ I wrote them with one intention: soft, kind love. They're equals. They're best friends. And they'll fight together to the bitter end. ⁠ ⁠ While I don't consider The Mist Keeper's Apprentice a romance novel, their romance is central to the plot. They complement each other in ways that make them stronger.⁠ ⁠

So if you want to join in on their adventure, why not check out The Mist Keeper's Apprentice?

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@roselinbooks * @lordkingsmith * @writingqueensworld * @kajsaschubeler * @adie-dee * @i-rove-rock-n-roll * @ladywithalamp * @akanorskwritblr * @kainablue * @squeaken1 * @petty-realistic * @half-explored * @dzthorne * @writersloth * @urbanteeth * @drowsy-quill * @dawnoftheagez * @jade-island-lives

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Aesthetic - Tuppence (Short Story)

Tuppence has always been the least favorite daughter. This is a fact. But, deep in her core, she has a magic that could finally free her from her mother's selfish ways. But what about her sisters? Are they just as bad...or victims of circumstance? ⁠ ⁠ A short story based on the fairy tales "One Eye, Two Eyes, Three Eyes" and "Cinderella", join Tuppence as she decides her own destiny.⁠ ⁠ I hope to submit this to an anthology towards the end of the year. If not, I will probably publish it as a short ebook. Be on the look out for updates...or for beta reading opportunities! ⁠

#short story #fairy tale retelling #one eye two eye three eye #cinderella

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Aesthetic - Speak Easy⁠

Nanette never had any intentions of moving away from Stilette, but after her father dies she hops on a caravan to join her sister Elodie in the Capitol Rosada.⁠ ⁠ But Rosada isn’t like her home. People don’t smile the same. Magic isn’t practiced as freely. And stories, like the ones her father told her growing up, are prohibited.⁠ ⁠ When she discovers the hidden network of storytellers right beneath the Guard’s eyes, Nanette is determined to find a way to help.⁠ ⁠ Even if it risks her life.⁠ ⁠ Speak Easy is one of the projects I'm working on for NaNoWriMo.⁠ ⁠ ETA: Late 2021/Early 2022⁠ ⁠ Want to read the first chapter? It's available on Patreon for FREE!

Tag List

@adie-dee * @happyorogeny

#speak easy #aesthetic

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Aesthetic - The Towers of Knoll

The third book in the series, The Tower of Knoll continues to follow Brent and Bria as they escape the persecution of the Council of Mist Keepers. But, with the Order ramping up its power across Rosada, and the head of the Council missing, peace does not seem likely. Will they find a way to stop the oncoming storm? Or will they finally meet their match?⁠ ⁠ ETA Late 2022⁠

Want to catch up? The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice is available now!

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…And many more!

Tag List

@roselinbooks * @lordkingsmith * @writingqueensworld * @kajsaschubeler * @adie-dee * @i-rove-rock-n-roll * @ladywithalamp * @akanorskwritblr * @kainablue * @squeaken1 * @petty-realistic * @half-explored * @dzthorne * @writersloth * @urbanteeth * @drowsy-quill * @dawnoftheagez * @jade-island-lives

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Aesthetic - A Pool of Peony

The mist has thickened with a vendetta. A bounty has been offered for answers.⁠ ⁠ And no one’s story is safe.⁠ ⁠ It’s been six months since the Storm of Nightmares and Bria has not gone home. With wanted signs plastered throughout Rosada, she has been stuck chasing the so-called Story Collector across the world until settling in the Independent City of Mert. But when a break-in occurs at the Little Shop on the Corner of Myrtle and Celosia, it wraps Bria into a chain of events that sends the city into disarray. ⁠ ⁠ Meanwhile, the Story Collector is still on the loose. With his mind tormented by demons, and flashes of his past catching up with him, he has been navigating Mert as a half version of himself. When a masked figure offers to help, he accepts, unknowingly stepping into a conflict that has riddled the world for centuries.⁠ ⁠ The City of Mert has become a target for both the Order of the Effluvium and the Council of Mist Keepers. With fear mounting, Bria, with the help of a mysterious red-eyed woman, a palaver of immortals, and a silver orb, must decide what part she plays in this oncoming storm. ⁠ ⁠ And can she find the Story Collector before it’s too late? ⁠ ⁠ Coming Summer 2021

Want to catch up? Read The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice!

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…And many more!

Tag List

@roselinbooks * @lordkingsmith * @writingqueensworld * @kajsaschubeler * @adie-dee * @i-rove-rock-n-roll * @ladywithalamp * @akanorskwritblr * @kainablue * @squeaken1 * @petty-realistic * @half-explored * @dzthorne * @writersloth * @urbanteeth * @drowsy-quill * @dawnoftheagez * @jade-island-lives

#mkaesb #popesb #aesthetic

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Aesthetic - The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice

Storytelling was outlawed. Magic had all but vanished.

That all changed when the woman in black came to town. Branded with the black stamp at a young age, Brent thought he would end up a vagrant like his father. His craft was telling stories, but the Order had long forbidden any weaving of tales. When Brent sees the woman in black, she leads him into a menagerie of tunnels beneath the earth where his life falls into the nauseating, but beautiful, mist of the dead.

He finds friendship in Rho, a young woman who hides her face with a tree branch while roots and vines bow to her every whim. Together, they embark on a journey to explore the world, escape the watchful eyes of the Order, and discover the woman in black’s secrets.

For thousands of years, the mist and the tunnels were under the sole guardianship of the Council of Mist Keepers. But as new monsters enter the mist, and magic is forced out of the shadows, the Council searches for young blood to join their ranks and Brent’s next in line.

Ways to Read:

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Tag List

@roselinbooks * @lordkingsmith * @writingqueensworld * @kajsaschubeler * @adie-dee * @i-rove-rock-n-roll * @ladywithalamp * @akanorskwritblr * @kainablue * @squeaken1 * @petty-realistic * @half-explored * @dzthorne * @writersloth * @urbanteeth * @drowsy-quill * @dawnoftheagez * @jade-island-lives

#mkaesb #aesthetic

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First ebook winner will be announced soon! I’m a bit delayed due to *real world* stuff, but you can still enter!

As a part of my October Celebration of Creativity, I am hosting a giveaway for my debut novel, The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice!

But this giveaway is special. This celebrates 100-sales of my book! I hit this milestone in September, and after 3-months without any live promotions, I was extremely happy to hit this number!

So to celebrate this…I am giving away 3 eBook editions and 1 SIGNED HARDBACK COPY of The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice!

How do you enter? Details below!

First, make sure you are following @esbarrison-writing

Then, reblog this post.

It’s that easy!

I’ll announce each eBook winners on the 9th, 16th, and 23rd. I will not be announcing the hardback winner until October 30th!

You can also enter on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!

Keep reading

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Speak Easy - Chapter Two Preview

By @esbarrison-writing

CW: This story is rated age 16+ for language and sexual situations.

Rosada is a modern city in looks only. To this day, the City glares beneath the watchful eye of the Order of the Effluvium. Their Year Glass, a permanent fixture from the top of their Temple, stared down at the city. The Moving Watch Towers circled the city via the Rosadian River, with guards in pristine suits always watching. ⁠ ⁠ In Rosada, someone always watches. ⁠ ⁠ As soon as Yeshua and Gisela left, my shield cracked. Certainly, everyone stared at me: I looked like a foreigner here, dressed in a beige jumpsuit, my black hair unkept, and face beat with dirt. When I haled a horse and buggy, my accent slipped. I was not Rosadian. Of course, the guard would watch me. That was inevitable. ⁠ ⁠ I kept my head high as I climbed into the buggy.⁠ ⁠ “Where you heading?” The cabby asked. ⁠

I removed my letter from Elodie and handed it to him. He read over it, smirked, then handed

“You goin’ to Ms. Parker’s house? That’s gonna cost a pretty penny. It’s on the outskirts of the city, y’know.”

I removed a gold coin from my pocket and handed it to him. I was nothing if not prepared, after all. My father left a nice inheritance behind, and after selling his small home in Stilette, I knew I had enough to last me this voyage and then some.

The cabby eyed the coin, then with a thrust of the reigns, ushed his horses along. I leaned back into the seat, taking in each bump and jolt of the horses. I’d never ridden in a buggy before. In Stilette, there was no need. Compared to the Capitol Rosada, Stilette might have been a small town.

The Capitol Rosada towered in a way I couldn’t fathom. Buildings stood above the treetops, buggies ran through the street, and the makings of steam engines left smoke over the buildings. The Towers shifted through the water and against the landscape like Death’s Grip. Yet, the smoke here suffocated everything, casting an ethereal glow about the buildings.

As common as the smoke and trees, the Guard occupied every corner in their green uniforms and unsmiling faces. How can I describe my feelings for them? Not hate. That is a strong word. But disdain. Just seeing them in the street left a foul taste in my mouth that I had to scrub out for days. First impressions mattered, and their mere presence haunted the Capitol.

“Are there always so many guards?” I leaned forward to ask the cabby.

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My side project, Speak Easy, is making its debut on Patreon! This is only draft 2 of the story, but it is an idea I wanted to begin sharing in its early stages to my patrons!⁠

Chapter One is AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC⁠

The first 3 chapters will be available for ALL patrons. ⁠

The first 5 chapters will be available for SILVER and GOLD TIER patrons. ⁠

The full thing will be available to GOLD TIER patrons.⁠

Are you a patron? Read chapter two here:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/speak-easy-two-42308914

If not, check out chapter one for free

https://www.patreon.com/posts/42027581⁠

If you would like to be added to the tag list, please let me know.

Tag List

@adie-dee * @happyorogeny

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#speakeasy #writeblr #writing #my writing #wip

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The survey link in your Mist Keeper's Apprentice post is broken :(

Oh no! The link is fixed now though!

https://forms.gle/NQBC6iseU3biStkC7

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The link is fixed for anyone who has been having trouble!

Did you love The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice?

Do you want to win some awesome goodies?

Check this out!

Reviews are the lifeblood of authors. This is why I commit so much time into reviewing books by other indie authors: it’s so important.⁠

My ultimate goal for the end of the year is to have 50 reviews on Goodreads and 20-25 reviews on Amazon. While this might be a stretch, hey, I can try, right? But, while I try to review every book I read, I know sometimes that it is hard for readers to remember. So, I’ve created a fun little prize pack as an incentive to those of you who enjoyed the book but forgot to leave a review (oops!).⁠

That’s right, you heard what I said…a prize pack! What does this prize back include?⁠

Pins!⁠

Stickers!⁠

Magnets!⁠

Prints!

Bookmarks!⁠

See?

⁠Also: Every person who submits their review will receive a SNEAK PREVIEW at A Pool of Peony, the sequel to The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice!⁠

Sooooo….

How do you get one of these nifty little prize packs? Well, that’s simple.⁠

Leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or any other Bookish websites/social media!⁠

Fill out the survey below and provide links to your 3-star+ review!⁠

Wait…wait…you said 3-star and above? Are you bribing us?⁠

Not at all! But, I do think that anyone who wants one of these prize packs should probably be someone who *enjoyed* the book. It would be weird if someone who enjoyed the book rated it 1- or 2-stars. I suppose it is possible…but that would be kind of strange. ⁠

And there’s more…⁠

In addition to the prize pack, you will also be entered into a contest to receive a SIGNED HARD BACK EDITION of A Pool of Peony when it is released in 2021! ⁠

Interested? Fill out the survey below! Really! It’s that simple!⁠

Survey link:https://forms.gle/NQBC6iseU3biStkC7

Also, if you haven’t read The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice, it’s available now wherever books are sold! ⁠

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Kobo

…And many more!

Keep reading

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esbarrison-writing · 5 years ago

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As a part of my October Celebration of Creativity, I am hosting a giveaway for my debut novel, The Mist Keeper's Apprentice!

But this giveaway is special. This celebrates 100-sales of my book! I hit this milestone in September, and after 3-months without any live promotions, I was extremely happy to hit this number!

So to celebrate this...I am giving away 3 eBook editions and 1 SIGNED HARDBACK COPY of The Mist Keeper's Apprentice!

How do you enter? Details below!

First, make sure you are following @esbarrison-writing

Then, reblog this post.

It's that easy!

I'll announce each eBook winners on the 9th, 16th, and 23rd. I will not be announcing the hardback winner until October 30th!

You can also enter on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!

~Tag List~

@roselinbooks * @lordkingsmith * @writingqueensworld * @kajsaschubeler * @adie-dee * @i-rove-rock-n-roll * @ladywithalamp * @akanorskwritblr * @kainablue * @squeaken1 * @petty-realistic * @half-explored * @dzthorne * @writersloth * @urbanteeth * @drowsy-quill * @jade-island-lives

#giveaway #writeblr #book giveaway #mkaesb

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Did you love The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice?

Do you want to win some awesome goodies?

Check this out!

Reviews are the lifeblood of authors. This is why I commit so much time into reviewing books by other indie authors: it’s so important.⁠

My ultimate goal for the end of the year is to have 50 reviews on Goodreads and 20-25 reviews on Amazon. While this might be a stretch, hey, I can try, right? But, while I try to review every book I read, I know sometimes that it is hard for readers to remember. So, I’ve created a fun little prize pack as an incentive to those of you who enjoyed the book but forgot to leave a review (oops!).⁠

That’s right, you heard what I said…a prize pack! What does this prize back include?⁠

Pins!⁠

Stickers!⁠

Magnets!⁠

Prints!

Bookmarks!⁠

See?

⁠Also: Every person who submits their review will receive a SNEAK PREVIEW at A Pool of Peony, the sequel to The Mist Keeper’s Apprentice!⁠

Sooooo....

How do you get one of these nifty little prize packs? Well, that’s simple.⁠

Leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads, or any other Bookish websites/social media!⁠

Fill out the survey below and provide links to your 3-star+ review!⁠

Wait…wait…you said 3-star and above? Are you bribing us?⁠

Not at all! But, I do think that anyone who wants one of these prize packs should probably be someone who *enjoyed* the book. It would be weird if someone who enjoyed the book rated it 1- or 2-stars. I suppose it is possible…but that would be kind of strange. ⁠

And there’s more...⁠

In addition to the prize pack, you will also be entered into a contest to receive a SIGNED HARD BACK EDITION of A Pool of Peony when it is released in 2021! ⁠

Interested? Fill out the survey below! Really! It’s that simple!⁠

Survey link:https://forms.gle/NQBC6iseU3biStkC7

Also, if you haven't read The Mist Keeper's Apprentice, it's available now wherever books are sold! ⁠

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Kobo

…And many more!

~Tag List~

@roselinbooks * @lordkingsmith * @writingqueensworld * @kajsaschubeler * @adie-dee * @i-rove-rock-n-roll * @ladywithalamp * @akanorskwritblr * @kainablue * @squeaken1 * @petty-realistic * @half-explored * @dzthorne * @writersloth * @urbanteeth * @drowsy-quill * @jade-island-lives

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#mkaesb #writeblr #giveaway #prize pack

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Speak Easy

By @esbarrison-writing

CW: This story is rated age 16+ for language and sexual situations.

Chapter One (Draft 2)

Father died soon before my nineteenth birthday on a day when the misty hands of Death’s Grip flooded the stilted legs beneath my home. The legends go that if someone dies on day when Death’s Grip is at its strongest, then they won’t suffer. Father went in his sleep, a smile on his face, embracing his new death as an old friend. I knew at that moment, after we put his body to rest in the Old Cypress Tree, that I could no longer stay in Stilette, the home I’d known my whole life. I never thought I would leave, but there was nothing for me there.

I decided to pack up my things once Death’s Grip ended, which is nothing more but a thick fog that cakes the swamp for days upon days, and hopped on a caravan passing through towards Rosada.

I loved Stilette. Growing up, I played in the swamp, telling stories to my dolls made of moss and grass, while throwing mud balls at the neighborhood children. My mother worked on building the infamous stilts that kept the city afloat, while my father taught local children how to read, write, and weave tales from their imagination.

Stories go that Rosada is different though. Whenever travelers came through from the nation in the north, they bore no tales upon their lips, often keeping their heads down as a local theatre troop produced a play telling the tales of the local swamp monsters. As I grew older, I learned more about Rosada though: it sits beneath the unyielding reign of the Order of the Effluvium. They believe that the mist, like Death’s Grip, controls all life. Some say that the Order believes our mist is so thick here because we keep on telling stories and keep practicing waves of magic.

I never understood why my sister left for a nation bound by such hatred.

But there I was, hopping on a caravan to travel there. I didn’t have any other choice. My mother had died years ago in an unfortunate construction accident. My father had been my confidante, my best friend; without him, I was alone in Stilette. Times had changed. There were no more construction jobs and all my childhood friends had moved on for the same reason as my sister: there was no future in Stilette. The city was stagnant, a place people came to exist, not to grow.

My father planted in me a desire to grow. He wanted more for both Elodie and me than a life surrounded by swamp gas. Every day, growing up, he told us: “Elodie, Nanette, there’s a bird on our windowsill. See it?” Sometimes, there wouldn’t be a bird, but we would agree, nonetheless. “I want you to fly away like that beautiful bird someday and see the world and bless it with your kindness and beauty.”

He had always been the romantic type. Elodie, being the oldest one, flew away the moment she turned eighteen. Me, two years her junior, stayed with my father. Not that I wanted to leave. He started declining after my mother’s unprecedented death, whispering that he saw her in Death’s Grip, watching and waiting, whispering stories like no other.

So even after I turned eighteen, I stayed.

In his dying days, he confused me with my mother at times, while at others he begged I take flight like Elodie.

After he died, I wrote to Elodie saying I would join her in Rosada. She had been trying to get me to come live with her for ages. As punctual as ever, she had already acquired the proper papers, and within three weeks I received all the necessary documentation. She had initially left Rosada to become an advocate of law, but she never finished her degree, getting whisked away by the glamours of the big city. But, she still had a mind for it, and while she acted to get me set up in haste, I procrastinated leaving. I took my sweet time getting my father’s affairs in order, and rather than hoping on one of those expensive steam locomotives as Elodie insisted, I joined a caravan traveling on horseback and wagons through the swamp towards Rosada.